Kemal Kirişci, an expert on Turkish foreign policy and migration studies, is joining the Brookings Institution in January 2013 as the inaugural TÜSİAD senior fellow and director of the Turkey project, Brookings President Strobe Talbott announced today. Kirişci will serve Read More …
Category: Press Releases
TUSIAD: “The ultimate objective ought to be a new Constitution which will reflect a genuine social contract and our will to live together freely”
TUSIAD has issued the following press release in the wake of the referendum on the constitutional amendment bill which took place on September 12, 2010: “The referendum process on the bill introducing several changes to the Constitution has just ended following Read More …
TUSIAD: Terrorist Attack and Israeli Military Operation
The TUSIAD Board of Directors has issued the following statement on the terrorist attack on soldiers in Hatay and the attack by Israel on an aid convoy. The statement reads as follows: “We are deeply saddened by the terrorist attack Read More …
TUSIAD: “Turkey needs a brand new constitution. The proposed package of amendments has fundamental flaws and falls short of addressing democratic deficits”
TUSIAD has issued the following statement regarding the constitutional amendment package announced by the government: “TUSIAD has been voicing its concerns over Turkey’s democracy deficit for a long time. Turkey needs a new Constitution, one which will dramatically amend political Read More …
TUSIAD: "The Protocols Signed Between Turkey and Armenia Are Significant Steps in the Normalization of Relations"
TUSIAD has issued the following statement regarding the two protocols, the first on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, and the other on the Development of Relations, signed between Turkey and Armenia on October 10, 2009. “TUSIAD supports the normalization process Read More …